gistfile1.cs

        /// <summary>
        /// Make the new nHibernate Manager Object
        /// </summary>
        public Manager()
        {
            // Setup Logging
            log4net.Appender.FileAppender appender = new log4net.Appender.FileAppender();
            appender.File = @".\logs\data-manager.log";
            appender.LockingModel = new log4net.Appender.FileAppender.MinimalLock();
            appender.ImmediateFlush = true;

            // Logging Pattern & Layout
            string pattern = "%timestamp, %thread, %level, %logger, %ndc,%message %newline";
            log4net.Layout.PatternLayout pl = new log4net.Layout.PatternLayout(pattern);
            appender.Layout = pl;
            appender.ActivateOptions();
            appender.Threshold = log4net.Core.Level.Verbose;

            log4net.Config.BasicConfigurator.Configure(appender);

            // Setup nHibernate Configuration
            _config = new Configuration();
            _config.Configure(@".\config\hibernate.cfg.xml");
            if (_config == null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("NHibernate configuration is null.");
            }
        }